Football Preview: Navajo Prep Eagles vs. Cuba Rams
After each having a week off, the Navajo Prep Eagles and the Cuba Rams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Navajo Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Cuba likes a good challenge.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Navajo Prep took on Laguna Acoma last Friday. Navajo Prep managed a 44-38 victory over Laguna Acoma.
Meanwhile, Cuba came into Friday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They enjoyed a cozy 26-8 win over Hozho Academy last Friday. The Rams' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Richard Lovato was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 38 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Santiago Maestas was Lovato's top target, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cuba was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 77 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 164.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cuba's defense and their four sacks. Samiko Castillo was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Castillo is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Navajo Prep's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cuba, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
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